Life expectancy at birth, total in Finland
Finland: Life expectancy at birth, total was 82.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Finland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Finland recorded 82.34 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Finland peaked at 82.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.58 years, in 1962.
That places Finland 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.17 years | 68.58 years | 69.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.52 years | 70.02 years | 73.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.29 years | 73.44 years | 74.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.2 years | 74.81 years | 77.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.72 years | 77.47 years | 79.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.14 years | 79.87 years | 81.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.79 years | 81.19 years | 82.34 years | 5 |
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More health data for Finland
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 29,312 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 31,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 30,641 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 29,215 (2025)
- Population, male 2.79 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 23.3% (2025)
- Population, female 50.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 30,617 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Finland?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Finland was 82.34 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.58 years in 1962.
- How does Finland rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Finland ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.